“Darkness and shade nurture thriving, resilient ecosystems with lush fungi and verdant mosses." ~ Danica Swanson from Of Hearth and Shadow: A Contemplative Norse Polytheist and a Fledgling Animist Sanctuary, Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters (PMVPC), pg. 72

I'm in overwhelm mode in regard to web3. Personally, I'm already in my usual soon-to-be hibernation mode (January and February in the northern United States). With web3, I don't know if it's a crisis of "faith" of sorts or ADHD overload. I'm not positive or bullish on the space right now, and I don't want to bring that to my other projects such as the Sanctuary or my crafting space. Maybe it'll pass or maybe not, but my head space is that I just don't give a damn, so obviously, a redirection is needed.

My initial purpose in being at Farcaster was to follow Danica in hopes that she would bring her incredible work for the Sanctuary back online. I'm so very grateful she's done that.

The image below is one that was meant to be for our PMVPC collection, but we're without an NFT posting home at the moment. And from what I understand, Zora no longer offers the option of collections. I'm sharing it here as the visual representation of the quote by Danica. Maybe it's been sitting in my to-do box for just this moment because I'm really feeling it right now. Danica is also creating insightful content related to these topics at Deep Worth: Notes on Creativity, Labor, And Value.

I need to step away from web3 and Farcaster for a minute to redirect my energy inward for my personal health as well as outward for the Sanctuary to other avenues. This includes a YouTube channel to park our meditation videos. Maybe it's crone age because this past year, I reached my "I'm done" moment with a non-stop, passive-aggressive, proselytizing family member. Energetically, I've just felt that I'm drawing boundaries around myself that I've let go before. I used to roll my eyes when I was younger and heard older women say such things. But it's true. You really do reach a certain level of bullshit and you're done. If you're lucky, you have room to move in the direction you want to.

You can still find me here. I most certainly haven't given up on the Sanctuary. Once the YT channel is created, I'll share an intro post here on Paragraph. But when all signs point to a need for renewal, I have to listen.

"I am resilient

I trust the movement

I negate the chaos

Uplift the negative

I’ll show up at the table, again and again and again

I’ll close my mouth and learn to listen"

~ Resilient, Rising Appalachia

Many blessings of dark renewal and deep resilience to you. ~ Trish Deneen